1888 United States House of Representatives elections

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1888 United States House of Representatives elections
← 1886 June 6, September 4, September 10, and November 6, 1888[a] 1890 →
All 332 seats in the United States House of Representatives[b]
167 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
  Thomas Brackett Reed - Brady-Handy.jpg John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880.jpg
Leader Thomas Brackett Reed John G. Carlisle
Party Republican Democratic
Leader's seat Maine 1st Kentucky 6th
Last election 152 seats 167 seats
Seats won 179[1][c] 152[1][c]
Seat change Increase 27 Decrease 15
Popular vote 5,408,259 5,558,964
Percentage 47.36% 48.68%
Swing Increase 2.37% Increase 0.56%
  Third party Fourth party
 
Party Labor Independent
Last election 2 seats 2 seats[d]
Seats won 1[1] 0
Seat change Decrease 1 Decrease 2
Popular vote 161,225 61,520
Percentage 1.41% 0.54%
Swing Increase 0.33% Decrease 1.54%
House051ElectionMap.png
Map of U.S. House elections results from 1888 elections for 51st Congress on election day (a number of Southern seats were later successfully contested and the results overturned)
Speaker before election

John Carlisle
Democratic

Elected Speaker

Thomas Reed
Republican

Elections to the United States House of Representatives held in 1888 were held to choose members of the 51st Congress, and were held at the same time as the election of President Benjamin Harrison.

Harrison's Republican Party gained a majority in the House at the expense of the Democratic Party, even though incumbent President Grover Cleveland actually received more votes counted than Harrison. However, as in other elections in the period, widespread vote suppression and fraud was common on behalf of Democrats and against black Republicans in the South. The Republican House majority in uncontested elections unseated a number of initially reported as victorious Democratic candidates in favor of Republican candidates who contested their election loss. The issue of tariffs played a key role in this election. The Democrats, with the support of farmers and laborers, wanted to lower tariffs in order to promote free trade, while the Republicans, backed by industry and big business, believed that higher tariffs were necessary to protect American manufacturing. Especially in industrializing regions, voters chose the Republican view on tariffs, as they gave the party a slim majority in the House.

Election summaries[]

Seven seats were added, for the six new states of, in order of admission (number of House seats for each new state listed in parentheses): North Dakota (1), South Dakota (2), Montana (1), Washington (1), Idaho (1), and Wyoming (1).

↓
179 1 152
Republican [e] Democratic
State Type Total
seats 		Republican Democratic
Seats Change Seats Change
Alabama District 8 1 Increase 1 7 Decrease 1
Arkansas District 5[f] 1 Steady 3 Steady
California District 6 4 Steady 2 Steady
Colorado At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Connecticut District 4 3 Increase 1 1 Decrease 1
Delaware At-large 1 0 Steady 1 Steady
Florida District 2 0 Steady 2 Steady
Georgia District 10 0 Steady 10 Steady
Illinois District 20 13 Decrease 1 7 Increase 1
Indiana District 13 3 Decrease 4 10 Increase 4
Iowa District 11[g] 10 Increase 1 1 Steady
Kansas District 7 7 Steady 0 Steady
Kentucky District 11 2 Decrease 1 9 Increase 1
Louisiana District 6 1 Increase 1 5 Decrease 1
Maine[h] District 4 4 Steady 0 Steady
Maryland District 6 3 Increase 2 3 Decrease 2
Massachusetts District 12 10 Increase 2 2 Decrease 2
Michigan District 11 9 Increase 3 2 Decrease 3
Minnesota District 5 5 Increase 3 0 Decrease 3
Mississippi District 7 0 Steady 7 Steady
Missouri District 14 4 Increase 2 10 Decrease 2
Nebraska District 3 3 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1
Nevada At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
New Hampshire District 2 2 Increase 1 0 Decrease 1
New Jersey District 7 4 Decrease 1 3 Increase 1
New York District 34 19 Increase 1 15 Decrease 1
North Carolina District 9[i] 3 Increase 2 6 Decrease 2
Ohio District 21 16 Increase 1 5 Decrease 1
Oregon[h] At-large 1 1 Steady 0 Steady
Pennsylvania District[j] 28 21 Increase 1 7 Decrease 1
Rhode Island District 2 2 Steady 0 Steady
South Carolina District 7 1 Increase 1 6 Decrease 1
Tennessee District 10 3 Increase 1 7 Decrease 1
Texas District 11 0 Steady 11 Steady
Vermont[h] District 2 2 Steady 0 Steady
Virginia District 10[k] 4 Decrease 2 6 Increase 3
West Virginia District 4 2 Increase 1 2 Decrease 1
Wisconsin District 9[k] 7 Steady 2 Increase 1
1889 elections (New States)
Montana At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
North Dakota At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
South Dakota At-large 2 2 Increase 2 0 Steady
Washington At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
1890 elections (New States)
Idaho At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Wyoming At-large 1 1 Increase 1 0 Steady
Total[b] 332 179[1]
53.9% 		Increase 17 152[1]
45.8% 		Decrease 6
Popular vote
Democratic
 
 48.68%
Independent
 
 0.54%
Labor
 
 1.41%
Republican
 
 47.36%
Others
 
 2.01%
House seats
Democratic
 
 45.78%
Labor
 
 0.30%
Republican
 
 53.92%

The previous election had 4 third-party candidates, 2 Labor, 1 Greenback, and 1 Independent.


Election dates[]

All states elected their members November 6, 1888 except, three states, with 7 seats among them:

Alabama[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Alabama

Arizona Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Arkansas[]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Arkansas 1 Poindexter Dunn Democratic 1878 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Arkansas 2 Clifton R. Breckinridge Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) 51.2%
  • John M. Clayton (Republican) 48.8%
Arkansas 3 Thomas C. McRae Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Thomas C. McRae (Democratic) 59.7%
  • John Ansley (Labor) 40.3%
Arkansas 4 John H. Rogers Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John H. Rogers (Democratic) 57.8%
  • Isaac McCacken (Independent) 42.2%
Arkansas 5 Samuel W. Peel Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Samuel W. Peel (Democratic) 68.9%
  • Edward P. Watson (Independent) 22.0%
  • John Gates (Republican) 9.1%

In the 1st district, initial returns showed William H. Cate (Democratic) winning the election, but the election was contested by Lewis P. Featherstone (Labor), and on May 5, 1890, he was declared the winner.

In the 2nd district, Clifton R. Breckinridge (Democratic) was initially declared re-elected. John M. Clayton successfully contested the election, but was assassinated before the contest was complete, so the House declared the seat vacant. Breckinridge was subsequently re-elected November 4, 1890 to finish the term.

California[]

Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in California
See also: List of United States representatives from California
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
California 1 Thomas Larkin Thompson Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY John J. De Haven (Republican) 49.9%
  • Thomas L. Thompson (Democratic) 49%
  • W. D. Reynolds (Independent) 1.1%
California 2 Marion Biggs Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Marion Biggs (Democratic) 50.6%
  • John A. Eagon (Republican) 46.6%
  • S. M. McLean (Prohibition) 2.4%
  • J. F. McSwain (Independent) 0.4%
California 3 Joseph McKenna Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Joseph McKenna (Republican) 56.0%
  • Ben Morgan (Democratic) 41.2%
  • W. W. Smith (Prohibition) 1.9%
  • S. Solon Holl (Independent) 1.0%
California 4 William W. Morrow Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William W. Morrow (Republican) 50.8%
  • Robert Ferral (Democratic) 48.6%
  • Frank M. Pixley (Socialist) 0.6%
California 5 Charles N. Felton Republican 1884 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Thomas J. Clunie (Democratic) 49.3%
  • Timothy G. Phelps (Republican) 49.2%
  • Henry French (Independent)
California 6 William Vandever Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold
  • Green tickY William Vandever (Republican) 52.5%
  • Reel B. Terry (Democratic) 43.7%
  • J. G. Miller (Prohibition) 3.5%
  • Alfred Daggett (Know Nothing) 0.2%

Colorado[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Colorado

Connecticut[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Connecticut

Delaware[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Delaware

Florida[]

Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Florida
See also: List of United States representatives from Florida
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Florida 1 Robert H. M. Davidson Democratic 1876 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Robert H. M. Davidson (Democratic) 67.1%
  • H. R. Benjamin (Republican) 32.9%
Florida 2 Charles Dougherty Democratic 1884 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold
  • Green tickY Robert Bullock (Democratic) 53.5%
  • Frederick S. Goodrich (Republican) 46.5%

Idaho Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Illinois[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Illinois

Indiana[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Indiana

Iowa[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Iowa

Kansas[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Kansas

Kentucky[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Kentucky

Louisiana[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Louisiana

Maine[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Maine

Maryland[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Maryland

Massachusetts[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
See also: List of United States representatives from Massachusetts
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Massachusetts 1 Robert T. Davis Republican 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Charles S. Randall (Republican) 60.86%
  • John W. Cummings (Democratic) 21.29%
  • George Delano (Prohibition) 14.47%
  • William Miller (Labor) 3.38%
Massachusetts 2 John Davis Long Republican 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Elijah A. Morse (Republican) 54.75%
  • Josiah Quincy VI (Democratic) 42.94%
  • William H. Phillips (Prohibition) 3.31%
Massachusetts 3 Leopold Morse Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY John F. Andrew (Democratic) 52.03%
  • Alanson W. Beard (Republican) 47.07%
  • Henry H. Shugg (Prohibition) 0.89%
Massachusetts 4 Patrick Collins Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Joseph Henry O'Neil (Democratic) 68.11%
  • Peter Morrison (Republican) 31.02%
  • Frederic G. Whitcomb (Prohibition) 0.86%
Massachusetts 5 Edward D. Hayden Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Nathaniel P. Banks (Republican) 51.80%
  • Thomas Wentworth Higginson (Republican) 46.72%
  • Edward Kendall (Prohibition) 1.47%
Massachusetts 6 Henry Cabot Lodge Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Henry Cabot Lodge (Republican) 56.34%
  • Roland G. Usher (Democratic) 41.12%
  • George A. Crossman (Prohibition) 2.54%
Massachusetts 7 William Cogswell Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Cogswell (Republican) 57.07%
  • Samuel Roads Jr. (Democratic) 41.09%
  • James J. Gregory (Prohibition) 1.84%
Massachusetts 8 Charles Herbert Allen Republican 1886 Incumbent not re-nominated.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Frederic T. Greenhalge (Republican) 55.27%
  • John J. Donovan (Democratic) 42.99%
  • Nathaniel A. Glidden (Prohibition) 1.74%
Massachusetts 9 Edward Burnett Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY John W. Candler (Republican) 52.19%
  • Edward Burnett (Democratic) 45.43%
  • John C. Park (Prohibition) 2.39%
Massachusetts 10 John E. Russell Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Joseph H. Walker (Republican) 52.01%
  • Irving B. Sayles (Democratic) 44.88%
  • Charles G. Allen (Prohibition) 3.11%
Massachusetts 11 William Whiting II Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Whiting II (Republican) 56.36%
  • William Skinner (Democratic) 39.75%
  • Hervey S. Cowell (Prohibition) 3.89%
Massachusetts 12 Francis W. Rockwell Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Francis W. Rockwell (Republican) 52.13%
  • Henry W. Ely (Democratic) 45.02%
  • Henry Cutler (Prohibition) 2.85%

Michigan[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Michigan

Minnesota[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Minnesota

Mississippi[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Mississippi
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Mississippi 1 John M. Allen Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John M. Allen (Democratic) 86.76%
  • Joseph M. Bynum (Republican) 13.24%[2]
Mississippi 2 James B. Morgan Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY James B. Morgan (Democratic) 70.61%
  • James R. Chalmers (Republican) 29.39%[3]
Mississippi 3 Thomas C. Catchings Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Thomas C. Catchings (Democratic) 71.12%
  • James Hill (Republican) 28.23%
  • James Witherspoon (Independent) 0.66%[4]
Mississippi 4 Frederick G. Barry Democratic 1884 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Clarke Lewis (Democratic) 84.29%
  • Matthew K. Mister (Republican) 15.71%[5]
Mississippi 5 Chapman L. Anderson Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Chapman L. Anderson (Democratic) 80.29%
  • F. M. Cook (Republican) 19.72%[6]
Mississippi 6 T. R. Stockdale Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY T. R. Stockdale (Democratic) 70.33%
  • Leon C. Duchesne (Republican) 29.67%[7]
Mississippi 7 Charles E. Hooker Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles E. Hooker (Democratic) 75.50%
  • Henry Kernaghan (Republican) 24.50%[8]

Missouri[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Missouri

Nebraska[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Nebraska
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Nebraska 1 John A. McShane Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired to run for U.S. senator.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY William J. Connell (Republican) 49.85%
  • Julius S. Morton (Democratic) 44.69%
  • Edwin B. Graham (Prohibition) 4.48%
  • J. W. Edgerton (Labor) 0.98%[9]
Nebraska 2 James Laird Republican 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY James Laird (Republican) 53.38%
  • W. G. Hastings (Democratic) 36.55%
  • George Scott (Prohibition) 7.12%
  • R. H. Rohr (Labor) 2.96%[10]
Nebraska 3 George W. E. Dorsey Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George W. E. Dorsey (Republican) 54.16%
  • E. P. Weatherby (Democratic) 39.95%
  • A. M. Walling (Prohibition) 3.85%
  • I. O. Jones (Labor) 1.91%
  • Scattering 0.13%[11]

Nevada[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Nevada

New Hampshire[]

See also: List of United States representatives from New Hampshire

New Jersey[]

See also: List of United States representatives from New Jersey

Montana Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New Mexico Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

New York[]

See also: List of United States representatives from New York

North Carolina[]

See also: List of United States representatives from North Carolina

Ohio[]

Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio
See also: List of United States representatives from Ohio
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates[12]
Ohio 1 Benjamin Butterworth Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Benjamin Butterworth (Republican) 52.6%
  • Otway Cosgrove (Democratic) 47.4%
Ohio 2 Charles Elwood Brown Republican 1884 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY John A. Caldwell (Republican) 51.9%
  • Clinton W. Gerard (Democratic) 48.1%
Ohio 3 Elihu S. Williams Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Elihu S. Williams (Republican) 50.5%
  • George W. Houk (Democratic) 49.5%
Ohio 4 Samuel S. Yoder Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Samuel S. Yoder (Democratic) 60.6%
  • Robert L. Mattingly (Republican) 39.4%
Ohio 5 George E. Seney Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George E. Seney (Democratic) 57.9%
  • Wilson Vance (Republican) 42.1%
Ohio 6 Melvin M. Boothman Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Melvin M. Boothman (Republican) 50.1%
  • Gaylord M. Saltzgaber (Democratic) 49.9%
Ohio 7 James E. Campbell Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Henry Lee Morey (Republican) 51.2%
  • John M. Pattison (Democratic) 48.8%
Ohio 8 Robert P. Kennedy Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Robert P. Kennedy (Republican) 54.2%
  • Andrew R. Bohn (Democratic) 45.8%
Ohio 9 William C. Cooper Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William C. Cooper (Republican) 53.0%
  • John S. Braddock (Republican) 47.0%
Ohio 10 Jacob Romeis Republican 1884 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY William E. Haynes (Democratic) 51.5%
  • Jacob Romeis (Republican) 48.5%
Ohio 11 Albert C. Thompson Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Albert C. Thompson (Republican) 56.8%
  • Joseph W. Shinn (Democratic) 43.2%
Ohio 12 Jacob J. Pugsley Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio 13 Joseph H. Outhwaite Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Joseph H. Outhwaite (Democratic) 52.7%
  • John B. Neil (Republican) 47.3%
Ohio 14 Charles P. Wickham Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles P. Wickham (Republican) 51.5%
  • David L. Wadsworth (Democratic) 48.5%
Ohio 15 Charles H. Grosvenor Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles H. Grosvenor (Republican) 53.5%
  • John P. Spriggs (Democratic) 46.5%
Ohio 16 Beriah Wilkins Democratic 1886 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY James W. Owens (Democratic) 55.2%
  • Edwin L. Lybarger (Republican) 44.8%
Ohio 17 Joseph D. Taylor Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Joseph D. Taylor (Republican) 56.9%
  • William Lawrence (Democratic) 43.1%
Ohio 18 William McKinley Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William McKinley (Republican) 54.4%
  • George P. Ikirt (Democratic) 45.6%
Ohio 19 Ezra B. Taylor Republican 1880 (s) Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Ezra B. Taylor (Republican) 67.5%
  • Henry Apthorp (Democratic) 32.5%
Ohio 20 George W. Crouse Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican Hold
  • Green tickY Martin L. Smyser (Republican) 52.9%
  • Calvin P. Humphrey (Democratic) 47.1%
Ohio 21 Martin A. Foran Democratic 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Theodore E. Burton (Republican) 50.8%
  • Tom L. Johnson (Democratic) 49.2%

Oregon[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Oregon

Pennsylvania[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania

Rhode Island[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Rhode Island

South Carolina[]

Main article: 1888 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina
See also: List of United States representatives from South Carolina
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
South Carolina 1 Samuel Dibble Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Samuel Dibble (Democratic) 86.7%
  • S. W. McKinlay (Republican) 13.1%
  • Others 0.2%
South Carolina 2 George D. Tillman Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George D. Tillman (Democratic) 86.8%
  • Seymour E. Smith (Republican) 11.4%
  • Others 1.8%
South Carolina 3 James S. Cothran Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY James S. Cothran (Democratic) 99.8%
  • Others 0.2%
South Carolina 4 William H. Perry Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William H. Perry (Democratic) 99.9%
  • Others 0.1%
South Carolina 5 John J. Hemphill Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY John J. Hemphill (Democratic) 99.7%
  • Others 0.3%
South Carolina 6 George W. Dargan Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY George W. Dargan (Democratic) 95.7%
  • Others 4.3%
South Carolina 7 William Elliott Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William Elliott (Democratic) 54.1%
  • Thomas E. Miller (Republican) 45.4%
  • Others 0.5%

In the 7th district, Elliott was initially declared re-elected, but Miller successfully challenged the election and was seated in his place in September 1890.

Tennessee[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Tennessee
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Tennessee 1 Roderick R. Butler Republican 1886 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Alfred A. Taylor (Republican) 60.33%
  • David P. Wilcox (Democratic) 38.20%
  • James M. Pierce (Prohibition) 1.47%[13]
Tennessee 2 Leonidas C. Houk Republican 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Leonidas C. Houk (Republican) 68.80%
  • Samuel G. Heiskell (Democratic) 28.98%
  • James A. Ruble (Prohibition) 2.22%[14]
Tennessee 3 John R. Neal Democratic 1884 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Henry C. Evans (Republican) 49.99%
  • Creed F. Bates (Democratic) 49.22%
  • M. D. Cone (Prohibition) 0.79%[15]
Tennessee 4 Benton McMillin Democratic 1878 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Benton McMillin (Democratic) 61.62%
  • Jonathan S. Wooten (Republican) 38.38%[16]
Tennessee 5 James D. Richardson Democratic 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY James D. Richardson (Democratic) 67.82%
  • C. H. Shoffner (Republican) 32.19%[17]
Tennessee 6 Joseph E. Washington Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Joseph E. Washington (Democratic) 57.20%
  • William H. Young (Republican) 38.26%
  • Louis G. Mumford (Prohibition) 4.54%[18]
Tennessee 7 Washington C. Whitthorne Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Washington C. Whitthorne (Democratic) 57.75%
  • Robert A. Haggard (Republican) 42.25%[19]
Tennessee 8 Benjamin A. Enloe Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Benjamin A. Enloe (Democratic) 54.72%
  • Warren Smith (Republican) 45.28%[20]
Tennessee 9 Presley T. Glass Democratic 1884 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY Rice A. Pierce (Democratic) 62.96%
  • J. W. Brown (Republican) 37.04%[21]
Tennessee 10 James Phelan Jr. Democratic 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY James Phelan Jr. (Democratic) 63.21%
  • L. B. Eaton (Republican) 36.80%[22]

Texas[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Texas

Utah Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Vermont[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Vermont

Virginia[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Virginia

Washington Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

West Virginia[]

See also: List of United States representatives from West Virginia
District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
West Virginia 1 Nathan Goff Jr. Republican 1882 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY John O. Pendleton (Democratic) 49.55%
  • George W. Atkinson (Republican) 49.49%
  • B. F. Meyers (Prohibition) 0.54%
  • John E. Stealey (Independent) 0.43%[23]
Election successfully contested.
New member seated February 26, 1890.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY George W. Atkinson (Republican) 50.06%
  • John O. Pendleton (Democratic) 49.94%[24]
West Virginia 2 William L. Wilson Democratic 1882 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY William L. Wilson (Democratic) 50.11%
  • W. H. Flick (Republican) 49.19%
  • Frank Burt (Prohibition) 0.46%
  • S. W. Sturm (Labor) 0.24%[25]
West Virginia 3 Charles P. Snyder Democratic 1883 (special) Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY John D. Alderson (Democratic) 50.51%
  • James H. McGinnis (Republican) 46.44%
  • W. D. Sanford (Independent) 2.24%
  • C. W. Henson (Prohibition) 0.80%[26]
West Virginia 4 Charles E. Hogg Democratic 1886 Incumbent lost renomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
Election successfully contested.
New member seated February 3, 1890.
Republican gain.

Wisconsin[]

See also: List of United States representatives from Wisconsin

Wisconsin elected nine members of congress on Election Day, November 6, 1888.[28][29]

District Incumbent This race
Member Party First elected Results Candidates
Wisconsin 1 Lucien B. Caswell Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Lucien B. Caswell (Republican) 53.4%
  • Joseph B. Doe Jr. (Democratic) 41.5%
  • Stephen Faville (Prohibition) 5.0%
Wisconsin 2 Richard W. Guenther Republican 1886 Incumbent declined re-nomination.
New member elected.
Democratic gain.
  • Green tickY Charles Barwig (Democratic) 53.2%
  • Edward C. McFetridge (Republican) 43.8%
  • O. H. Crowl (Prohibition) 2.6%
  • Clark Hewitt (Labor) 0.3%
Wisconsin 3 Robert M. La Follette Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Robert M. La Follette (Republican) 50.0%
  • John B. Parkinson (Democratic) 42.3%
  • Thomas C. Richmond (Prohibition) 7.0%
  • C. D. Wooster (Labor) 7.0%
Wisconsin 4 Henry Smith Labor 1886 Incumbent lost re-election.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Isaac W. Van Schaick (Republican) 50.8%
  • Henry Smith (Democrat-Labor) 47.3%
  • John Schuler (Socialist) 1.2%
  • George M. Heckendorn (Prohibition) 0.7%
Wisconsin 5 Thomas R. Hudd Democratic 1886
Special 		Incumbent lost re-nomination.
New member elected.
Democratic hold.
  • Green tickY George H. Brickner (Democratic) 55.2%
  • Gustav Küstermann (Republican) 41.5%
  • Charles Hatch (Labor) 2.8%
  • E. M. Dick (Prohibition) 0.6%
Wisconsin 6 Charles B. Clark Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Charles B. Clark (Republican) 52.5%
  • Charles W. Felger (Democratic) 41.5%
  • W. S. Sweet (Prohibition) 3.6%
  • Peter A. Griffith (Labor) 2.4%
Wisconsin 7 Ormsby B. Thomas Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Ormsby B. Thomas (Republican) 53.5%
  • Frank P. Coburn (Democratic) 41.5%
  • J. H. Mosely (Prohibition) 5.0%
Wisconsin 8 Nils P. Haugen Republican 1887 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Nils P. Haugen (Republican) 57.0%
  • Samuel C. Johnson (Democrat-Labor) 34.9%
  • Charles Alexander (Prohibition) 7.8%
  • Dan C. Johnson (Write-in) 0.2%
Wisconsin 9 Isaac Stephenson Republican 1882 Incumbent declined re-nomination.
New member elected.
Republican hold.
  • Green tickY Myron H. McCord (Republican) 50.5%
  • H. W. Early (Democratic) 44.0%
  • A. C. Merryman (Prohibition) 0.1%
  • John F. Moore (Labor) 0.1%
  • F. H. Moore (Write-in) 0.2%

Wyoming Territory[]

See Non-voting delegates, below.

Non-voting delegates[]

See also: Non-voting members of the United States House of Representatives
District Incumbent This race
Delegate Party First elected Results Candidates
Arizona Territory at-large
Idaho Territory at-large Fred Dubois Republican 1886 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Fred Dubois (Republican) 51.03%
  • James H. Hawley (Democratic) 39.89%
  • Norman Buck (Independent North Idaho Annexation) 9.08%[30]
Montana Territory at-large Joseph K. Toole Democratic 1884 Incumbent retired.
New member elected.
Republican gain.
  • Green tickY Thomas H. Carter (Republican) 56.20%
  • William A. Clark (Democratic) 43.39%[31]
New Mexico Territory at-large
Utah Territory at-large
Washington Territory at-large
Wyoming Territory at-large Joseph M. Carey Republican 1884 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Green tickY Joseph M. Carey (Republican) 58.04%
  • Caleb P. Organ (Democratic) 41.97%[32]

See also[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Regulars only, not including Specials.
  2. ^ a b Includes late elections.
  3. ^ a b There are significant discrepancies between the party counts provided by Martis (pp. 142–43) and Dubin (p. 285) in regards to the 51st Congress, mainly due to the fact that Martis counts the results of many later contested elections (which were generally decided in favor of the challenging Republican candidate, resulting in the unseating of a number of Democratic members). Dubin records 169 Republicans and 161 Democrats on the first day of the 1st session of the 51st Congress; Dubin reports 177 Republicans, 154 Democrats, and one Labor Party member at the start of the 2nd session of the 51st Congress, figures that nearly match Martis' numbers.
  4. ^ Including 2 Independent Republicans, John Alexander Anderson elected to Kansas's 5th congressional district, and Albert R. Anderson to Iowa's 8th congressional district.
  5. ^ There was 1 labor member.
  6. ^ After a contested election, Lewis P. Featherstone of the Labor Party was declared the winner in Arkansas's 1st congressional district.
  7. ^ Previous election had 1 Greenback Party Representative.
  8. ^ a b c Elections held early.
  9. ^ Previous election had 1 Independent.
  10. ^ At-large seat eliminated in redistricting.
  11. ^ a b Previous election had 1 Labor Party member.

References[]

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  12. ^ Smith, Joseph P, ed. (1898). History of the Republican Party in Ohio. I. Chicago: the Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 567, 568.
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  27. ^ "WV District 04". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
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